National Air and Space Museum curators, NASA officials, an astronaut, an archeologist and others met on Thursday (May 21) for a series of panel discussions on the why, what and how of preserving the International Space Station at the end of its life on orbit...

Just us at AIP in Washington, DC, on Friday, March 20, as we welcome philosopher and historian Elise Crull for our first Lyne Starling Trimble public event of the year: "Hertha Sponer and the Path from Electron Diffraction to Wave/Particle Duality" RSVP today: www.aip.org/history/elis...

Joel Achenbach on Artemis slate.com/technology/2...

The First Soda in Space: When NASA Got Caught Up in the Cola Wars www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/s...

We’re hiring! Join AIP’s research team as an Archives Fellow or Intern to help highlight women’s contributions to the physical sciences. Great part time opportunities for grad students. Apply here: - Fellow: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau... - Intern: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

Her name is Leo! 👩🏾‍🚀🚀 Come join me on July 28th from 11 - 12 pm at the opening of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s new “Futures in Space” exhibition. I’ll be hanging out near “Leo” my SpaceX Inspiration4 spacesuit so come say hello and check out all the cool new artifacts! Free tickets online.

A Handshake in Orbit 50 Years Ago Transformed the Space Race www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/s...

Are We Ready for Death in Space? www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-n...

The experience described by Wilmore of flying Starliner amid its thruster failure was nothing short of harrowing.

DC friends! RSVPs are open for AIP's first Lyne Starling Trimble Public Event of 2025: Jaco de Swart (MIT), "Losing Dark Matter in the Fog? The Historical Arc of the WIMP Paradigm" Friday, April 4 Reception 5:45pm, Lecture 6:30pm #histsci #astronomy #physics www.aip.org/history-prog...

The American Institute of Physics is looking for an associate director who will lead our new policy research and analysis function, which is within my portfolio. We will be busy. americaninstituteofphysics.applicantstack.com/x/openings

Space in China, early SETI, astronomy in turn-of-the century France, and a conversation among museum curators — the NYU Space Talks lecture series goes into its ninth season. The spring 2025 program starts on 02/18/25. www.space-talks.com #astroculture #spacetalks #spacehistory #planetaryhistory

Aerospace History Fellowship applications due on December 15. More info below

MAH's editors are looking to publish more Photoarticles—a feature essay that presents an original POV supported foremost by visual evidence. We're particuarly interested in considering pieces that use fashion as a source. See link for previously published works! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We are thrilled to ANNOUNCE a #SpecialIssue CFP!! MAH is now accepting proposals for a 2026 Special Issue on the US #Semiquincentennial (250th). See this CFP for details, and send any questions to [email protected] #history #twitterstorians

We're excited to be here! Historians of Modern America should check out our latest issue, which has new research articles and exciting features. Thank you to all of our wonderful authors for their hardwork and historical insight! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚀Fellowship opportunity🚀 The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum invites applications for its four fellowships in aerospace history (pre- and postdoc; mid-career & independent scholars; senior scholars). Due Dec. 15 airandspace.si.edu/get-involved...

Applications are now open for 2025-26 fellowships at @scihistoryorg.bsky.social! We offer postdoc, dissertation, distinguished & short-term fellowships for researchers from anywhere in any fields w/ projects that can make use of our collections. Questions? Ask here!

🚀Fellowship opportunity🚀 The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum invites applications for its four fellowships in aerospace history (pre- and postdoc; mid-career & independent scholars; senior scholars). Due Dec. 15 airandspace.si.edu/get-involved...

New podcast by the '13 Minutes to the Moon' team telling the story of the history of the space shuttle. Intro episode of '16 Sunsets' released this week: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...

With lunar exploration activity increasing today, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and AIAA hosted a Summit on Outer Space Heritage in June to discuss how we should preserve off-Earth sites and artifacts. Watch all presentations here: bit.ly/4bZ5DGH

#STS #HistSTM Job Alert: Curator of the Cultural + Social History of Aviation at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Position includes research + writing, giving academic and public talks, developing exhibits, and overseeing a collection: www.usajobs.gov/job/796109900

Fellowships in Aerospace History. Applications due April 1st. 3 fellowships with terms of 6-9 months, supported by NASA through the AHA and HSS. More info: www.historians.org/awards-and-g...

CBI Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) History Award Call for 2024 (due Feb. 15, 2024, for book, article, podcast, other media from trailing 3 yrs '23, '22, '21. Cmt: @teaselmuir.bsky.social, Con Diaz, Liz Petrick, Dag Spicer & me. #histsci #hci #history #humancomputerinteraction z.umn.edu/HCI-history

In appreciation of Frank Borman, my favorite interview: "The thing that reminds me, that I recall till the day I die, was the Earth, looking back at the Earth." www.thisamericanlife.org/655/the-not-...